Indonesia's football association has submitted to FIFA its plans to resolve a crisis sparked by the revival of a breakaway league in a bid to avoid sanctions, an official said Tuesday. Football's top governing body had asked Indonesia's football association (PSSI) to resolve problems triggered by the unofficial elite league, the Super Liga, which has split the country's best clubs.
It had asked PSSI to resolve the issue by March 20, in order to avoid sanctions, which may include banning Indonesia from international football. The Indonesian association's legal team submitted the report "on our plans to fix the football situation in Indonesia" on Monday, PSSI's special staff to the secretary-general Rudolf Yesayas told AFP.
"We hope FIFA will be able to look at it in a comprehensive manner, consider our efforts and hopefully we can escape sanctions," Yesayas said. "It's hard to say if we are confident or not about avoiding sanctions. The situation is unpredictable," he added. He said FIFA committee members would meet on March 26, adding: "Let's just wait and see if Indonesian football will be discussed." Yesayas said that the report outlined proposals which include merging the leagues or formally recognising the Super Liga, but on condition it would be under PSSI's control.
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